macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install stgitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install stgitMacPorts ports tree · devel/stgit/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5457
Install stgit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop
Manage Git commits as a stack of patches. Version 2.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install stgit.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add stgitAlpine Linux edge package indexes · stgit · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install stgitDebian stable package indexes · stgit · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install stgitFedora Rawhide package metadata · stgit · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#stgitnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/st/stgit/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install stgitopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · stgit · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/stgitScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/stgit.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Manage Git commits as a stack of patches
Project links
Commands and aliases
- stg
history
Project history and usage
Stacked Git, or StGit, is a command-line tool for managing Git commits as a stack of patches. It sits in the long-lived patch-queue tradition and gives Git users push, pop, refresh, and reorder operations for local patch series.
Project history
StGit's official documentation presents the project as an application for managing Git commits as a stack of patches, with the command-line executable stg. The project was originally implemented in Python and, as of version 2.0.0, is implemented in Rust.
Adoption history
The project homepage documents availability through Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch, Gentoo, crates.io, Guix, and Nix, plus project-provided deb, rpm, and msi packages. That package spread is notable because StGit appeals to version-control users who want a portable workflow across developer machines.
How it is used
StGit is used inside ordinary Git repositories after initializing a patch stack. The tutorial compares it to Quilt and Mercurial Queues: patches are stored as Git commits, but StGit adds stack operations beyond regular commit editing.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about StGit because patch-stack tooling is part of distro and upstream-maintainer muscle memory. It helps maintain clean commit series, revise patches repeatedly, and prepare email-based or upstreamable changes without abandoning Git.
Timeline
- 2017: The stacked-git/stgit GitHub repository was created.
- 2020s: StGit 2.0.0 marked the move from Python to Rust according to the official homepage.
- 2020s: The project documents package availability across Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch, Gentoo, crates.io, Guix, and Nix.
Related projects
- Git is the required underlying version-control system.
- Quilt and Mercurial Queues are named by the official tutorial as comparable patch-stack tools.
- Email patch workflows are covered by the official tutorial.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for stgit. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
stg | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.6.1
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:stgit |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://stacked-git.github.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/stacked-git/stgit |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T09:29:52Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
stgit 0.19-2
manage stacks of patches in a git repository
sudo apt install stgit- Section: vcs
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
Debian apt95%
stgit-contrib 0.19-2
set of contributed script to help working with stgit
sudo apt install stgit-contrib- Section: vcs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: stgit
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
Nix95%
stgit
nix profile install nixpkgs#stgit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
Ubuntu apt95%
stgit 0.19-1.1
manage stacks of patches in a git repository
sudo apt install stgit- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
Ubuntu apt95%
stgit-contrib 0.19-1.1
set of contributed script to help working with stgit
sudo apt install stgit-contrib- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: stgit
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
apk95%
stgit 2.6.1-r0
Manage a stack of patches using GIT as a backend
http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit
sudo apk add stgit- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
apk95%
stgit-bash-completion 2.6.1-r0
Bash completions for stgit
http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit
sudo apk add stgit-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
apk95%
stgit-doc 2.6.1-r0
Manage a stack of patches using GIT as a backend (documentation)
http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit
sudo apk add stgit-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
apk95%
stgit-emacs 2.6.1-r0
stg plugin for emacs
http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit
sudo apk add stgit-emacs- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
apk95%
stgit-fish-completion 2.6.1-r0
Fish completions for stgit
http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit
sudo apk add stgit-fish-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
apk95%
stgit-vim 2.6.1-r0
vim filetype and syntax for stgit files
http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit
sudo apk add stgit-vim- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
apk95%
stgit-zsh-completion 2.6.1-r0
Zsh completions for stgit
http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit
sudo apk add stgit-zsh-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
dnf95%
stgit 2.6.1-2.fc45
Stack-based patch management for Git
https://stacked-git.github.io/
sudo dnf install stgit- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND MIT AND Unicode-3.0 AND Zlib AND (0BSD OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
zypper95%
stgit 2.6.1-3.2
Stacked GIT - Source Code Management Tool
sudo zypper install stgit- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stgit
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
zypper95%
stgit-bash-completion 2.6.1-3.2
Bash Completion for stgit
sudo zypper install stgit-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: stgit
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
zypper95%
stgit-emacs 2.6.1-3.2
emacs plugin for for stgit
sudo zypper install stgit-emacs- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: stgit
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stgit
source trail
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